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it into [. . .] pott and cover it cloase and keepe it for your use. ZE Probatem 78. For the Toothe Ache Take a litle pece of opium as big as a great pinnes head and put it into the hollow place of the akeing tooth and it will give preasant ease, often tryed by me apon many people and never fayled. Zerobabel Endecott
79. [. . .] Bloody Fluxe Take the harts of dolfins and dry them and grate them to powder and give a spoonefull of the powder in rome or brandy and it is a presant remedy. Also the harts of other fish is verry good used in the same manner. Probatum ZE
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Apothecary weights
| Symbol | Name | TR (*) | ME (*) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lb, li, libr. | libra, pound | apothecary's pound | 373.243 g | ||
| ss | semis | half | half | ||
| ℥ | uncia, ounce, unce | apothecary's ounce | 31.103 g | ||
| Q | quarta | quart | between 0.95 and 1.16 liters | ||
| ʒ | dragma, dram | dram | 3.888 g | ||
| G | grana, grain | grain | 0.065 g (65 mg) | ||
| A | ana | of each one | of each one | ||
| lb ss | libr. semi | half an apothecary's pound | 186.623 g | ||
| ℥ ss | semuncia | half an apothecary's ounce | 15.552 g |
Name = Name in Text
TR = Translation
ME = Modern Equivalent (approx.; in grams and liters)